"Well..mom called," Alfie hoped that didn't sound to alarming. He called his brother Boone as soon as the call was over.
"Really?" Boone was a bit sarcastic, but Alfie knew how he felt about the mother who would never see him. They hadn't even actually talked on the phone. "What did she want?"
"Oh, you know, wondering if she's a grandma yet."
It was all a little disconcerting. It was a little odd. Alfie felt a little sad, but not completely. "I told her we would have called to let her know, if she was."
"Do you think she could handle being a grandma?" Boone made it sound like a dare. Even then Alfie could feel his smirk.
"Hey now, you two just got engaged," Alfie paced the kitchen and decided on some coffee after all. He didn't care what Zoey said. If it was some other time in his life he would have been looking for the liquor, but he knew they didn't have any.
It had been an all-right Valentine's Day, they got together with Gage and his family and had game night. It was cold, but the potluck was cozy. Yes, that's where Alfie felt his real family was, with friends. Although, he'd spent some time with his Dad who was recently in the hospital with congested heart failure. Even Boone had came by a couple of times to the hospital. He didn't even mention it to his mother. Alfie didn't want to hear her remarks. It had always been bad blood between them.
"Well, she's not going to come here," Boone practically bellowed.
"Who knows," Alfie hadn't meant for it to shake him up. It was so out of the blue. "Maybe..maybe something happened to her too." It was a miserable thought. He felt sad about being such a butthead. Although, Zoey said he wasn't. She told him he sounded very cordial.
The fact was, he hadn't meant to. Now he felt guilty.
"You didn't tell her to come, now did you?" Boone wanted to know.
"Well, I don't even know where she is, or where she was calling from," Alfie squinted hard, almost tears, but he was dry-eyed. Yes, for the life of him, he never knew where she was exactly. She was such a mystery.
"Why don't you give her a call?" Alfie finally said.
"Me!" Boone snapped.
"Tell her, you want her to come home."
great story:-)
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ReplyDeleteMany people have difficult relationships with their mothers. That's just the way it is, I guess.
ReplyDeleteOhh, I didn't see that coming.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has their own side of the story. Although, Alfie always felt his mother was wayard, yet she was career oriented. It wasn't until of late that Alfie found out he had a brother, Boone.
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ReplyDeleteI think that women who bet more on their professional career than on motherhood are singled out by society, if it were a man that would be normal, but a woman is different. Here you show the side of the children who have such a mother, I think they suffer more than if it was the father who was like that!
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Thanks for the comment. Yes, I feel she has suffered too. After all, he was not the perfect father, either.
DeleteThis snippet captures such a poignant moment between the brothers, highlighting the complexities of family relationships and the lingering effects of past wounds. Alfie’s struggle with his feelings about their mother and the way he navigates those emotions while trying to support Boone is really compelling. The dialogue flows naturally, and you can sense the tension and unresolved issues simmering beneath the surface. I’m curious to see how this unfolds and what will happen if their mother actually shows up. Great work! I’d love for you to check out my new post!
ReplyDeleteI'm curious if she would respond positively to his call.
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Hello, I loved the chapter, the truth is that women who prioritize their professional career over motherhood are harshly judged by society and their own families and they are expected to leave everything for their children and on the other hand, men are not asked the same, which I think is a bit unfair, but at the end of the day it is the reality in which we live, greetings
ReplyDeleteI think the relationship between a working mothers with their kids have been troubling most of the time.growing children don’t understand the circumstances well and easily get distracted with bad influences. It’s quite a task for a working moms always to keep balance
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the chapter dear Ellie ♥️🥰👍